The great Joe Person's Panthers mock draft extravaganza

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 minute ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Joe's 2025 final mock draft: 

Round 1, No. 8

Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia

The Bulldogs’ Mr. Versatility was in this spot in my first mock, with Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham falling to the Panthers at 8 in the second iteration. That scenario could play out if someone snags Walker — Jacksonville and Las Vegas could be possibilities — ahead of the Panthers

Round 2, No. 52

Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame

Round 3, No. 74

Ozzy Trapilo, OT, Boston College

 

Round 4, No. 114

Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State

 

Round 4, No. 120

Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech

 

Round 5, No. 140

Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn

 

Round 5, No. 163

Jared Ivey, edge, Ole Miss

 

Round 6, No. 178

Malachi Moore, S, Alabama

 

Round 7, No. 230

LB Eugene Asante, LB, Auburn

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6294665/2025/04/21/panthers-final-7-round-mock-draft/

 

Not even close to what we did last year. At least Mike Kaye got TE Mitchell Evans right in his final mock

Edited Monday at 10:44 PM by TheSpecialJuan

[Basbear]

3 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6294665/2025/04/21/panthers-final-7-round-mock-draft/

 

Not even close to what we did last year. At least Mike Kaye got TE Mitchell Evans right in his final mock

Predicting draft picks after the top 8 or so, its near impossible. I feel you should get a .5 point if you get the position correct. 

Its super tough, I mean try it out..... I have and I quit cause my ego took too many hits.... 

[TheSpecialJuan]

31 minutes ago, Basbear said:

Predicting draft picks after the top 8 or so, its near impossible. I feel you should get a .5 point if you get the position correct. 

Its super tough, I mean try it out..... I have and I quit cause my ego took too many hits.... 

It’s definitely a bit of a crapshoot, but Joe covers the team for a living—there’s a baseline expectation that he should have a deep, working knowledge of the roster, positional groups, and overall team needs. That kind of familiarity should come through in the analysis.

At times, though, it feels more like he approaches covering the Panthers as an assignment rather than something he’s genuinely invested in. When you read some of the other beat writers at The Athletic, the contrast stands out. There’s a noticeable difference in how deeply they dive into roster construction, scheme fits, player development, and front office philosophy. Their work often feels more detailed, more nuanced, and more connected to the day-to-day reality of the team.

That’s not to say Joe doesn’t provide value, but compared to some of his peers, the level of insight and depth just doesn’t always feel as sharp or as thorough as it could be

[Basbear]

5 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

It’s definitely a bit of a crapshoot, but Joe covers the team for a living—there’s a baseline expectation that he should have a deep, working knowledge of the roster, positional groups, and overall team needs. That kind of familiarity should come through in the analysis.

At times, though, it feels more like he approaches covering the Panthers as an assignment rather than something he’s genuinely invested in. When you read some of the other beat writers at The Athletic, the contrast stands out. There’s a noticeable difference in how deeply they dive into roster construction, scheme fits, player development, and front office philosophy. Their work often feels more detailed, more nuanced, and more connected to the day-to-day reality of the team.

That’s not to say Joe doesn’t provide value, but compared to some of his peers, the level of insight and depth just doesn’t always feel as sharp or as thorough as it could be

very fair assessment, wait a minute is this the same Juan?!?!?!

[csx]

No OT equals failure

[strato]

I have noticed C and OT falling off of a lot of these mocks where early on we had a lot of OT 1st LB 2nd C 3rd round predictions. 

[csx]

31 minutes ago, strato said:

I have noticed C and OT falling off of a lot of these mocks where early on we had a lot of OT 1st LB 2nd C 3rd round predictions. 

Mocks change for the sake of change. Its not like anyone is agonizing over creating them.

[Tr3ach]

15 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Joe's 2025 final mock draft: 

Round 1, No. 8

Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia

The Bulldogs’ Mr. Versatility was in this spot in my first mock, with Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham falling to the Panthers at 8 in the second iteration. That scenario could play out if someone snags Walker — Jacksonville and Las Vegas could be possibilities — ahead of the Panthers

Round 2, No. 52

Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame

Round 3, No. 74

Ozzy Trapilo, OT, Boston College

 

Round 4, No. 114

Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State

 

Round 4, No. 120

Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech

 

Round 5, No. 140

Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn

 

Round 5, No. 163

Jared Ivey, edge, Ole Miss

 

Round 6, No. 178

Malachi Moore, S, Alabama

 

Round 7, No. 230

LB Eugene Asante, LB, Auburn

That would have been a really good draft, to be fair. 

[App Panther]

I wish we still had Jourdan. 

[strato]

 

16 hours ago, csx said:

Mocks change for the sake of change. Its not like anyone is agonizing over creating them.

Group think is in play. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

3 hours ago, App Panther said:

I wish we still had Jourdan.